Understanding Text Style (College Board AP® English Language & Composition): Flashcards
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Define style.
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Define style.
Style is the pattern created by a writer's word choice, syntax, comparisons, conventions and tone.
True or False?
A writer's style is usually created by a single striking word.
False.
A single word may sometimes matter, but style is usually created through repeated choices across a passage or speech.
What can happen when a writer's style does not match the rhetorical situation?
A mismatch between style and situation can weaken the argument.
A writer who sounds too harsh during a sensitive situation may ______ the audience.
A writer who sounds too harsh during a sensitive situation may alienate the audience.
In CAT, what does the Appeals step ask about a writer's choices?
The Appeals step asks how the writer's choices affect the audience's emotions, values, trust or reasoning.
Define denotation.
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word.
Define connotation.
Connotation is the feeling, attitude or association connected to a word.
How is style different from tone?
Style is broader than tone. Tone is the writer's attitude, while style includes tone and the language patterns that create it.
Which choices can help a writer create an urgent tone?
A writer can create an urgent tone through short sentences, repetition, forceful verbs, direct address and rhetorical questions.
Which free-response questions ask you to make your own stylistic choices?
FRQ 1 and FRQ 3 ask you to make your own stylistic choices, while FRQ 2 asks you to analyze style.
Define figurative language.
Figurative language is language that is not meant only literally, often used to create comparison, emphasis or imagery.
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